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44.89° N · 91.42° W · GEOID 5541525

Lake Hallie

Chippewa County, Wisconsin · part of the Eau Claire, WI metro

WisconsinLake Hallie, WILake HallieLake Hallie

The short answer

Lake Hallie is home to 7,285 people. Median household income is $86,740 a year and median rent is $1,223 a month, 16.9% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $292,100, about 3.4x annual median household income.

Lake Hallie stands out for what is close at hand. About 11 km of named paths and bike trails are mapped in and around the city, more than in 93% of places its size. Also notable: Home value growth is 9.9% a year, against 8.1% a year in its closest peers.

90OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Exceptional

Lake Hallie scores better than 90% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 69th of 158 in Wisconsin.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%71
Economy 20%72
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%56
Education 10%49
Commute 10%85
Growth 5%62

Not rated: safety, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,223
10% below the median place
Median household income
$86,740
8% above the median place
Median home value
$292,100
9% below the median place
Unemployment
3.1%
37% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

01

Moving to Lake Hallie

Chippewa County gains about 2.0 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in2,848
Moved out2,730
Net+118

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Clark County, WI12392+31
Rusk County, WI7485−11
Taylor County, WI5551+4

Within Wisconsin, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within WisconsinOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$63K
Leavers$53K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Chippewa County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
6.9% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.8% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Chippewa County report $63,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $53,000, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$48,900 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,223 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,624 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $292,100.
Getting to work
19 minutes each way on average; 12.1% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Mukwonago, WI matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
6.9%
20% above the median place
Moved from another state1
0.8%
60% below the median place
Income of households moving out7
$52,985
25% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureLake HallieAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year16.9%20% above
Moved from another state1County figure0.8%60% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure2.0above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$63,41410% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$52,98525% below
02

What it costs to live here

Half the homes were built after 1990, newer housing than in 77% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track.

Lake Hallie16.9%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$48,920
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
16.9%
17% below the median place
Home price to income
3.4x
11% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
17%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$74,600
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Lake Hallie, $1,223 a month, and local prices for everything else (96.9 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Lake Hallie, but easier on the budget

Places that match Lake Hallie on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Mukwonago, WI9513.9% vs 16.9%n/aCompare
Manteno, IL9114.0% vs 16.9%$12,100Compare
Slinger, WI9112.1% vs 16.9%$17,600Compare
Marshall, MN8913.6% vs 16.9%n/aCompare

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Median year built1
1990
1% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,624
13% below the median place
Property tax rate1
1.1%
23% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureLake HallieAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,22310% below
Rent to income116.9%17% below
Property tax rate11.1%23% above
Home price to income13.4x11% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure92.88% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,25922% below
Property tax paid (median)1$3,2730% above
Median home value1$292,1009% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure8.1%153% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure61.1%19% above
Homeownership170.6%6% above
Renters paying 30%+153.2%5% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,62413% below
Vacant homes1County figure7.6%7% above
Median year built119901% above
03

Work and pay

Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 130 hours a year commuting, less than in 81% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track.

Mean commute1
19 min
23% below the median place
Income per person1
$45,167
13% above the median place
Poverty rate1
8.9%
17% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureLake HallieAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$86,7408% above
Income per person1$45,16713% above
Unemployment1County figure3.1%37% below
Average annual pay5County figure$55,23516% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure3.8%3% above
Jobs5County figure27,22482% below
Poverty rate18.9%17% below
Mean commute119 min23% below
Works from home112.1%3% below
Commutes by transit1Metro figure0.8%6% below
04

Who lives here

4% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 77% of the 1,842 places under 10,000 people we track.

No health insurance1
3.7%
42% below the median place
Born abroad1
4.1%
54% below the median place
Household size1
2.3
8% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age40.8 +5%
Homes with broadband92.0% −0%
High school or higher92.6% +0%
Bachelor's or higher31.4% −2%
All 9 people measures
MeasureLake HallieAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population17,2855265th largest
Population change since 202063.0%157% above
Median age140.85% above
Bachelor's or higher131.4%2% below
High school or higher192.6%0% above
Household size12.38% below
Born abroad14.1%54% below
No health insurance13.7%42% below
Homes with broadband192.0%0% below
05

Life in Lake Hallie

OpenStreetMap shows 23.3 parks per 10,000 residents, more than in 81% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.

Founded or incorporated in 2003. 13 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents23.3 2.3×
Playgrounds per 10k5.5 −42%
Grocery stores per 10k4.1 +94%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k5.5 −51%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails11 km 5.7×
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.1 −67%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway 69 miles
  • Mississippi National River and Recreation Area 78 miles
  • Effigy Mounds National Monument 125 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars24.0 +15%
Shops30.2 −0%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.0 −2%
Doctors' offices and clinics12.7 −37%
Child care centers2.2 −4%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
69.4
125% above the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8
12.7
37% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k8
24.0
15% above the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureLake HallieAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure28211% above
Public school students12County figure8,35371% above
Students per teacher12County figure14.56% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure24.015% above
Shops per 10k8County figure30.20% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure4.02% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure12.737% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.24% below
Parks per 10k923.3129% above
Playgrounds per 10k95.542% below
Grocery stores per 10k94.194% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k95.551% below
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails911.4above (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.167% below
Nearest National Park Service site1069.4125% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles100below (median 2)
National Register listings11County figure130% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Hurricane risk is 0.0, below the median place (median 70.7).

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Lake Hallie. Larger places are fetched first.

Hurricane risk14
0.0
below the median place (median 70.7)
January average low13
5°F
82% below the median place
Average temperature13
43°F
21% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureLake HallieAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure80°F7% below
January average low13County figure5°F82% below
Average temperature13County figure43°F21% below
Annual precipitation13County figure32.8 in25% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure67.327% below
Hurricane risk14County figure0.0below (median 70.7)
Tornado risk14County figure70.913% below
Wildfire risk14County figure20.067% below
Heat wave risk14County figure54.639% below
Median air quality index15Metro figure3812% below
Good air days15Metro figure73.7%8% above
08

Lake Hallie in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 17% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 17% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Lake Hallie does better than 70% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 71%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,223/mo (2024)$1,560/mo$1,280 to $1,900/mo+4.1%
Median household income$86,740 (2024)$110,000$93,000 to $130,000+4.0%
Median home value$292,100 (2024)$425,000$309,000 to $586,000+6.5%
Population7,396 (2025)7,5507,240 to 7,870+0.4%

The median home would be worth 3.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.4 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Lake Hallie

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Bellevue, WI$1,154$84,672Compare
Oak Lawn, IL$1,335$83,911Compare
Hastings, MN$1,183$93,998Compare
Oxford, MA$1,203$89,623Compare
Oxford, MAHastings, MNOak Lawn, ILBellevue, WILake Hallie, WILake HallieBellevueOak LawnHastingsOxfordLake HallieBellevueOak LawnHastingsOxford

Places built like Lake Hallie

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Lake Hallie performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Lake Hallie, WI16.9%5.0%/yr3.0%
Tipp City, OH13.2%2.2%/yr3.5%Compare
Mukwonago, WI13.9%4.5%/yr3.6%Compare
Waterloo, IL10.8%7.8%/yr1.2%Compare
South Beloit, IL14.8%5.3%/yr0.1%Compare
Whitmore Lake, MI18.4%7.3%/yrn/aCompare
Manteno, IL14.0%9.0%/yr0.0%Compare

Common questions

Is Lake Hallie a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 90 out of 100, better than 90% of the places we rate and 69th of 158 in Wisconsin. On cost, space and class size it scores 68 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Lake Hallie expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 16.9% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $292,100.

What salary do you need to live in Lake Hallie?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $48,920 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Lake Hallie?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Bellevue, WI, Oak Lawn, IL, Hastings, MN and Oxford, MA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Lake Hallie with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Lake Hallie itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/lake-hallie-wisconsin

Citytistics. “Lake Hallie, Wisconsin.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/lake-hallie-wisconsin/

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